From Cairo

No internet at the new place yet. I'm at Burger King in Cairo - now almost midnight - for an internet fix. The house is taking on shape & I'm down to only maybe 20 boxes left. Papa & Joe are going to harrow a garden spot up on Saturday - think the first seeds to go in the ground will be the old heirloom Wildwood pumpkins. Wondering how to add nutrients & stick to organic. Fish emulsion & I needa find a horse farm quick.

Indigo's surgery will be on August 23rd. We got the best possible news when we went to Shands. She will have the less invasive surgery & be fitted for a helmet within the month. She'll have to wear it for the next year.

We've survived the move & will be going to Shands hospital tomorrow.

This week Indigo was diagnosed with craniosynostosis. It is the early closure of one or more of the sutures in the skull. She has the most common type: sagittal craniosynostosis. The sagittal suture (the one on top of the head) is fused and must be opened with surgery.

We are slowly taking in what this means for our family. Her surgery will likely happen within the month & she will have to wear a helmet for the next year.

Our move to Cairo will happen next Friday. We're trying to focus on the present & just take things one day at a time. Please keep us in your thoughts.

One month

It seems impossible that one full month has passed since the birth. I can't get my head around it. Indigo is more alert & really a perfectly lovely baby. And making this very busy time so much easier in that she is an excellent sleeper.

This is our 501st post

since beginning this blog back in 2007 - right before Levi was born. I've enjoyed reading thru those old post lately - especially to compare the pictures of Levi as a newborn to little Indigo. And to take a look at our experiences as new parents.

We've got 3 weeks before our move to Cairo. I've got the packing well underway & have to say it's making the housekeeping a bit easier - as in: the more I pack into boxes, the less there is for our family to maintain. As always, I'm parting with numerous items during this packing process - I love to purge. Less is always more.

Having a potluck solstice party on Saturday... a few days before the actual solstice on Tuesday.

Moving

We'll be moving to Cairo, Ga at the end of this month. Joe's taking a new biologist position with DNR. Still finalizing everything & taking it all in. We'll begin packing soon.

10 Days later

With all the chaos of the last week, we're trying to create rhythm in our days again. The weekend has been quiet family time, all learning about this new person in our lives. I feel pretty good for having given birth 10 days again - emotional still - weepy today especially. Though fairly well rested - Indigo is a good sleeper.

I feel like Levi has grown overnight. He's suddenly so BIG. He got a bike with training wheels last week & here's the bike helmet he picked out.

Snuggled in the middle of our bed.


My daughter!

He loves to hold her & wants to carry her around (with a hovering Mama close by).

Indigo (Indie)

Finally meeting her big brother, who has been talking non-stop to her for months

First meetings

Our purple coneflowers are blooming (as well as sunflowers, daylilies, butterfly weed, the first cosmo, and cannas)

Two little ones in our family bed

On the front steps of our home on Magnolia St.

Reading 'Runaway Bunny' to his sister before bed